反芻

See also: 反刍

Chinese

wrong side out or up; anti-
 
surname; cut grass; hay
surname; cut grass; hay; straw; fodder
trad. (反芻)
simp. (反刍)
alternative forms 反蒭

Pronunciation


Verb

反芻

  1. to ruminate; to chew the cud
  2. (figurative) to meditate on; to mull over (past events)

Synonyms

  • (to ruminate):

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (反芻):
  • Japanese: 反芻(はんすう) (hansū)
  • Korean: 반추(反芻) (banchu)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
はん
Grade: 3
すう
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
反すう

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んすう [hàńsúú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [hã̠ɰ̃sɨᵝː]

Noun

(はん)(すう) • (hansū) 

  1. (of cows, etc...) rumination, regurgitation
  2. (figurative) meditating on, pondering

Verb

(はん)(すう)する • (hansū suru) suru (stem (はん)(すう) (hansū shi), past (はん)(すう)した (hansū shita))

  1. to ruminate, to chew the cud
  2. to meditate on, to think over

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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